Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is not surprised by Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah’s exploits in the current campaign and said the decision to sell the Egyptian to Roma in 2016 was made by the Premier League club. Salah joined Chelsea under Mourinho in 2014 but failed to establish himself at Stamford Bride and was loaned out to Fiorentina and Roma ...

US comedian Bill Cosby has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, each of which carries a potential 10 years in prison. The actor, 80, has been on trial for drugging and assaulting ex-basketball player Andrea Constand in 2004. Cosby, the first major black actor on primetime TV, will remain out of jail until he is sentenced, the ...

The US Senate has confirmed former CIA director Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, ending a tough confirmation battle. Mr Pompeo had been accused by Democrats of being a war hawk and harbouring anti-Muslim and homophobic views. The Senate voted 57-42 to approve him as America’s top diplomat, the second of the Trump presidency. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, was sacked ...

Kim Jong-un has become the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea by crossing the military line that has divided the peninsula since the end of the Korean War in 1953. In a moment rich with symbolism and pomp, South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and Mr Kim shook hands at the border. Mr Kim said he hoped ...

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company has expressed concern with the continued vandalism of water tanks placed in peri-urban areas of the city to mitigate the erratic water supply. Company public relations officer Nshamba Muzungu says some members of the communities where water tanks have been placed have been vandalizing and stealing some components. Mr. Muzungu says this is retrogressive ...

The Civil Society Organization Scaling Up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) Alliance has called on government to consider increasing the budgetary allocation to nutrition programs in the 2019 national budget. CSO-SUN Alliance Country Coordinator Scott Kaluba has told QTV News that the alliance is pleased with the commitment coming from the government with regards funding to nutrition programs. Mr. Kaluba says it is ...

Economist Chibamba Kanyama says lack of adequate infrastructure such as cross border bridges in some African countries like Zambia will make the implementation of the industrialization agenda impossible. Mr Kanyama says there is need for African countries to begin looking at developing policies which will open them up to more investment by putting up adequate infrastructure such as roads and ...

The Secondary Schools Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) says conducting aptitude tests for teachers before THEY ARE recruited is not the solution to reviving the falling education standards in the country. SESTUZ General Secretary Sitibeliso Wamuyuwa tells Q-News that the education sector needs a complete overhaul. Mr Wamuyuwa says in as much as SESTUZ welcomes the idea of conducting aptitude ...

Movement for National Transformation (MNT) Leader Daniel Shimunza has advised fellow opposition political party leaders against using unpalatable language towards the Head of State. Mr. Shimunza states that it is uncalled for, for a leader to use demeaning language against the sitting president, saying this is degrading the presidency. He says leaders should learn to respect each other by desisting ...

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president Chilufya Tayali has accused the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) of being sluggish when it comes to pursuing individuals alleged to be corrupt who are close to President Edgar Lungu. Mr. Tayali says the ACC should use the same zeal they showed in arresting Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili when pursuing alleged corrupt individuals ...